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11 July 2003
Section 28 bites the dust
The House of Lords' backing for repeal of Section 28
was welcomed by the National Union of Teachers, today 11 July 2003.
John Bangs, head of education and equal opportunities
at the NUT, said: "The purpose of Section 28 was to intimidate teachers and
young people.
It helped fuel ugly prejudice and create an
atmosphere of fear.
"Removing this nasty little piece of legislation has
taken a long time but we should all celebrate its demise.
"Now we need to move on to eradicating the causes of
homophobia in our society." |
